By FRED PACE, The Herald-Dispatch
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — For many families, it’s a tradition on Thanksgiving Day to wake up early to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, hop on the couch to enjoy some early afternoon football, eat a few pounds of turkey and finally fall asleep early and content.
On Nov. 28, families and friends throughout the Tri-State region will come together to kick off the holiday season. Thanksgiving is not only a day to give thanks and to be happy, but also apparently a day to spend a lot of money, according to a recent survey.
For the third consecutive year, LendEDU conducted a survey of 1,000 adult consumers to uncover how much Thanksgiving will cost the average American.
You might be thinking to yourself, “How much money can one possibly spend on Thanksgiving?” But in reality, that special Thursday in November is not only one of the biggest travel days of the year, but also requires a lot more food than your run-of-the-mill dinner. …
